Medal roll question

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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 9 Send Message	Richard	Report	15 Nov 2004 20:10
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 9 Send Message	Thanks Ian - done that, not listed as a casuality - but persistant family rumour that he died in the Great War. No sight or sound of him after this listing on medal roll - his army record must have been destroyed in WW2 as so many were. I was hoping that the fact he got a medal meant he survived -but clearly you don't think it does.....
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 323 Send Message	Ian	Report	15 Nov 2004 19:57
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 323 Send Message	Richard, They were also awarded posthumously. Look up to see if he was a casualty on the CWGC website, where you can search the WW1 and WW2 casualties by name. Ian
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 9 Send Message	Richard	Report	15 Nov 2004 19:40
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 9 Send Message	Can anyone answer a question for me regarding the 1914-18 medal rolls. Does the fact that a person was awarded both the British and Victory campaign medals in 1919 indicate that that person survived the war - or were they ever awarded posthumously?